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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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Recent Examples of interest group
Countervailing factors, such as domestic interest groups with transnational ties to foreign actors in other markets or personal and group relationships across borders, can complicate matters, sometimes leading to exceptions or limiting the impact of asymmetric interdependence.
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Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Episcopal nuns aren’t underwritten by the church; the community supports itself with bequests, donations, real estate deals and a retreat ministry catering to over 2,000 visitors each year, from different faiths and interest groups.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Private climate governance can help buy time Media attention and interest group advocacy is often focused on government actions, but decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private climate governance.
—Ethan I. Thorpe, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
Instead, tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund unproductive and unnecessary programs that benefit radical interest groups while hurting hardworking American citizens.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Episcopal nuns aren’t underwritten by the church; the community supports itself with bequests, donations, real estate deals and a retreat ministry catering to over 2,000 visitors each year, from different faiths and interest groups.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Private climate governance can help buy time Media attention and interest group advocacy is often focused on government actions, but decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private climate governance.
—Ethan I. Thorpe, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
Instead, tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund unproductive and unnecessary programs that benefit radical interest groups while hurting hardworking American citizens.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
Noun
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The 30-year-old musician has notably shared her distaste for Noth’s character, Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw’s on-and-off again love interest through the series and films.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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If interest rates do indeed go down later in mid-June after the next FOMC meeting, the cost of capital should decline for many companies that are paying back variable rate small business loans.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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My special interest lies at the intersection of U.S. tax and international wealth planning, specifically supporting U.S. expats (U.S. citizens, U.S. green card holders & their families) living in or moving to Europe.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Instead, that safeguard mainly has enabled party leaders like Harmon to collect sums well above the law’s ordinary caps on individual contributions from politically connected, big-money donors like unions and other special interests.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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